Community and state leaders concerned how violence impacts childhood learning

Community and state leaders concerned how violence impacts childhood learning

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Updated: 11:12 AM EST Dec 12, 2018

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WEBVTT REMEMBER ALL KIDS IMPACTED BY THE TRAUMA OF VIOLENCE AND HOW EDUCATION CAN HELP. >> EVERY DAY I WALKED UP AND, SEEING THOSE GONE HOLES AND JUST THOUGHT, LIKE, WOW. MY MOTHER AND BROTHER WERE SHOT HERE. REPORTER KIDS ARE IMPACTED BY MUCH MORE THAN JUST WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE THE SCHOOL BUILDING. >> IT TOOK US THREE YEARS TO MOVE OUT OF THE APARTMENT THAT WAS RIDDLED WITH GUN HOLES. ALEX: STEVONTE WOOD SAYS HE WATCHED HIS MOM AND BROTHER GET MURDERED WHEN HE WAS 13-YEARS-OLD. WOOD SAYS HE TURNED TO EDUCATION TO HEAL. >> BECAUSE THAT WAS MY WAY OUT. ALEX: THE MEMBERS OF THE PECE CENTERED ALLIANCE ARE LEADING THE WAY TO START A NEW REPORT TO FOCUS ON HOW VIOLENCE IMPACTS CHILDREN LEARNING. CHRISTOPHER 2X SAYS THAT REAL PEOPLE WILL BE DOING THE RESEARCH. METRO COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA SEXTON SMITH AND KENTUCKY EDUCATION COMMISSIONER DR. WAYNE LEWIS SUPPORT THE REPORT AND WANT TO SPARK A CONVERSATION. >> WHAT WE VERY SELDOM REMEMBER IS THE LITERALLY HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE VICTIMS OF THIS TYPE OF TRAUMA WHO ARE NEVER ACTUALLY HIT BY A BULLET. ALEX: BY LEARN

A child's education is impacted by more than just what happens at school.City and state leaders are supporting a new report that researches the impact violence has on children learning. The Peace Centered Alliance, a new organization led by Christopher 2X, is launching the report.Christopher 2X said it's not necessarily about policy, but more about awareness. He said the goal is for people to remember all the kids who are impacted by the trauma of violence and how education can help.Metro Councilwoman Barbara Sexton Smith and Kentucky Education Commissioner Dr. Wayne Lewis support the report. "What we very seldom remember is the literally hundreds, if not thousands, of kids in our community who are victims of this type of trauma who are never actually hit by a bullet," Lewis said.By learning how this trauma impacts children, they hope to make sure education is a way to heal and move forward. Research is expected to begin in 2019,

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

A child's education is impacted by more than just what happens at school.

City and state leaders are supporting a new report that researches the impact violence has on children learning.

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The Peace Centered Alliance, a new organization led by Christopher 2X, is launching the report.

Christopher 2X said it's not necessarily about policy, but more about awareness. He said the goal is for people to remember all the kids who are impacted by the trauma of violence and how education can help.